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HOT, HAPPY, HORSES!

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Welcome back Everybody! I'm sorry once again for not posting for a while! Mommy and I have been busy! Just this month, I went for a ride in a slant load trailer, all by myself for the very first time! First time in a slant load! Mommy and Lola had there first competition together! Mommy & Lola Mommy and Lorraine held Summer Camp for the kids! Camp Kids! And now Lola is recovering from a nasty pasture injury!... NO I DID NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT I SWEARZIES! Lola's Ouchie But enough about us, let's get to down to busy! Today I want to talk about Summer care for us horses. Or more specifically, tips on how to help your equine friends deal with the heat wave! So let's get started! Here are 4 of My Mommy's (TigerLily approved)  HEAT HACKS: 1)  MAKE SURE WE STAY HYDRATED - Just like with you humans, Horses need to make sure they stay hydrated, especially in the hot Summer months! Most of the time, whe...

PATIENCE - A VIRTUE I'VE (ALMOST) MASTERED!!

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Hello! I know it's been a while, I've been very busy learning how to be a good horsie! Anyway, some of you may remember my post titled:  PATIENCE - A VIRTUE I'M STILL LEARNING! in which I talked about learning how to stand quietly.  Well, I am happy to report that I am making amazing progress in that department! Me-starting to understand how patience works Over the last few weeks Mommy has been hooking my halter to a trailer bungee that is tied to our wash rack. Her goal has been to teach me how to stand quietly for long periods of time, comfortably and happily. To her surprise I understood exactly what she wanted almost immediately. And by the 10 minute mark, on the very first day, I was standing perfectly, like a little princess. Then last week, Mommy and her friend Lorraine held a Summer Riding Camp for the kids here at the Ranch. On one of the days Mommy tied me next to the arena for almost two hours and asked me to "not cause proble...

HAPPY 4th!

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Girl Squad Matching 4th of July outfits! 🇺🇸 HAPPY  INDEPENDENCE DAY! 🇺🇸 Today marks the first 4th of July I have spent with Mommy! It was so much fun! She likes to make us horsies little festive outfits, Mommy's been doing things like this since she was a filly but today was the first time I got to be part of all the fun! Some of the horses don't really enjoy dressing up for holidays, but me... I LOVE IT! It makes Mommy happy, which makes me happy! I look forward to future outfits! Today I had lots of fun...Lola, not so much. But Lola tried hard to cooperate, after all, she loves my Mommy too. But I AM MOMMY'S LITTLE BABY! So as long as she does not start to steal Mommy's attention, we can continue to be friends! GIRL SQUAD 4EVER! Lots Of Kisses! -TigerLily